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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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